Anyone here familiar with the "Unable to read disc. Please wipe with a clean cloth... restart your console" (can't remember exactly, but it's something like that) error?

FYI, my games are as clean as new.

Initially I thought this error is only exclusive to my GOW disc... but I got it when playing Oblivion as well (so far only once).

A sign of 3ROD, maybe?


Btw, I have a friend who bought a 2nd batch PAL console, and he's experienced this error as well. Plus on certain occasions he even had his discs scratched by the machine!
According to him upon inserting the disc the drive would sound really noisy and the next thing you know, the disc have scratches.

But since he's in the UK, he can simply get a 1-to-1 exchange from the stores there.

I used to have this DRE problem.
Back then I always leave my GOW disc in the console.
I ditched that habit and now the problem is gone.

yup, it's the devil alright.